Damien’s POV
Why did I agree to pick her up? I had managed to avoid it for years, well since I left school anyway, but I guess I had to get it over and done with eventually. I wouldn’t be able to avoid going to the school when I was Alpha, after all the Alpha over sees physical training for the final year students.
As soon as I pull up in the parking lot the girls are watching me. The conversations turning to me and some already becoming flustered, making it was easy enough to smell them, their aromas giving them away and I screw my nose up at them. It was not what I wanted to be smelling and Vivian saunters towards me with the biggest grin on her face, but its not her scent I pick up because other than her make up she had no real scent, its my half sisters. Irina was here, somewhere and I had to see her even if it was from afar.
Vivian runs forward and embraces me, pressing her lips to my face leaving a sweet sticky residue behind, she wreaked more of makeup today than ever before but there was another scent on her, faint but it was definitely there. I could smell Irina on her and I wondered why because she had never smelt of her before, not like this anyway or maybe I just had not paid attention. Once we are away from the gathering crowd I will be questioning her about it.
Vivian leads me through the hallways, refusing to drop my hand, her long nails digging into my skin while showing off her other hand with my mothers engagement ring to anyone that was interested and telling them that they would be receiving an invitation to the wedding soon which led to a bunch of girls squealing, the girls that are desperate to find their mates.
I wanted a small wedding but father insisted it had to be the greatest event of the year and therefore everyone would be arriving, even packs that we had partnered with in the past were being invited to celebrate the strength in our pack.
Listening to the girls giggling and talking while Vivian refused to let go of my hand was dull and tedious, but I knew Irina was nearby and kept an eye out for her, her fresh scent strong in the hallways and I spot her peeking out of a door watching us, actually not us, she was watching me, she gives me a weak smile and a little nod of her head but the smile does not reach her honey coloured eyes and something inside me knew something was wrong as her eyes flicker over to Vivian.
When Vivian spots her, her grip tightens around my hand and she plants her lips on me as my half sister runs out of the room and down the hallway but before she leaves I see a heap of sadness in her, a sadness that made no sense to me because her mother was safe, she had no reason to be sad unless she could scent me too.
I wanted to go after her, I wanted to check that she was okay but Vivian’s hand was like a shield, blocking me.
“Don’t worry about her, she is just a nobody. A toy that everyone likes to kick and punch” Her hand cups my face, trying to turn it towards her.
I narrow my eyes at Vivian, changing my tone “What is that supposed to mean?”
Her eyes widen and her voice rises a little “She gets bullied a lot”
I turn on my future wife “Are you the one bullying her Vivian?” I wasn't actually planning on asking her, but the way she was acting and knowing that Irina's scent was on her, I just had to know.
She back tracks instantly, telling me she wished she hadn’t said anything, that she would never do such a thing, yet somehow I knew that she was lying. Maybe it was gut instinct or maybe it was because she had lied about these things in the past. Vivian wasn’t exactly a soft hearted girl but either way I would make sure she never bullied her again.
“Vivian, I want you to stay away from Irina”
She pouts at me like a sulky teenager “How do you know her name baby?”
"Vivian, I am going to be Alpha, it is my duty to know every member of the pack and besides, my father is always on my case to know who is who."
Vivian rolls her eyes at my answer.
“I mean it Vivian, if you do anything to her then we are over and stop calling me baby”
I could not stand being referred to as baby, I was the future Alpha, a leader, not a baby
I would have dumped Vivian along time ago if it wasn’t for my father. She got on my nerves a lot and I had learnt to put up with it over the years. Most of the time I could reign her in. Vivian had been waiting for years to turn eighteen. It would mean that we could finally get married. Yet now the impending date was looming, there was something else I was curious about, she had not shifted yet and she hated talking about it.
The arguments I had with father over it happened almost daily since Vivian had turned eighteen. He didn't know why she had not shifted either, yet told me the wedding needed to go ahead either way. I understood that our wedding was for the best interest of the pack, but I could never get over the nagging feeling that Vivian and I were not supposed to be together. Then I finally meet my half sister, the girl who had been chosen to be my future Luna by the Moon Goddess.
Irina’s POV As soon as I am out the doors I run, pushing one foot in front of the other until the school is a tiny dot in the distance. Today hadn’t been as bad as it could have been with Vivian, I knew she saw me but maybe having her fiancé there was what stopped her. But, I could not get her evil grin out of my head, it was more sadistic than usual and in some ways I was glad Damien was there, just to stop her from torturing me for one day even if his scent was intoxicating His scent! I didn’t understand why it was so strong around me??, surely others could smell it too. Is that why the other girls threw themselves at him. I come to a halt as I remember what my mother used to tell me. All the stories growing up she had told me that the day I find my mate, I would be overcome by a scent, a scent that only I could smell, a scent that called my wolf to his and vice versa. Surely it couldn’t be possible, he was my half brother, we shared the same father, we wer
Damien’s POV I was disappointed when she declined the lift although as we drove away, Vivian gave me the third degree, accusing me of flirting with other girls and how I did not really love her. She was not wrong, but I was not going to tell her that yet. Driving up to her house, she whispers by my ear: "You know, I'm going to be home alone till dinner time". I know what she wants, she is waiting for sex. She has been asking since the day we got engaged, but I kept refusing her, telling her that we had to wait until we were married. I believe she has tried everything she could to try and lure me into sex. I admit she was attractive but something had me holding off, like my body knew she was not the one. I pushed her away, watching her disappear into her house angrily with a huge 'bang' of the front door. I felt relieved deep down in my heart. As I turned the car around, I head back in the direction where Irina had been walking. She was nowhere
Irina’s POV I couldn’t believe he was so easily willing to give up on his fiancée. They were perfect for each other! But as he watched me from the forest, I felt seen. It was an odd feeling, like he knew me better than anyone else, he knew Vivian had done something horrible to me. Even my own mother didn’t know I had a five inch scar on my hip from her. The way he asked me what she had done to me, he was concerned almost worried but he doesn’t push it and instead he let go of me. Inside my home, my fath… my Alpha had gone, my mother was sat at the kitchen table in tears, crumbled up tissues littered the table. “Why didn’t you tell me mom?” She looks up at me, dabbing her eyes with another tissue “Alpha is not my father, his old Beta was” “You heard” I nod my head and sit at the table opposite her, holding back the tears, I reach for her hand “You are an Alpha’s daughter?” She nods her head. “The
Damien's POV I could scent Irina before I saw her with my fiancee and I wondered why she had wandered so far this way, her house was on the very outskirts of the pack land. It was only as I looked out the window I saw Vivian wind her fingers into Irina’s hair. I don’t know why, but I just did not expect Vivian to be so cruel, so vindictive to those that would one day look up to her. They all hang their heads as I pace in front of them just inside the packhouse “Baby, please listen” Vivian begs me, trying to grasp my arm, but I didn’t want her to touch me, there was only one person I was willing to get close enough with and that was Irina “ENOUGH” I snap at all four of them “What do you think you were doing?” Vivian rolls her eyes, trying to change tactics “Come on ba
Irina’s POV He was going to be made Alpha tomorrow! I thought I had more time, I thought I would be able to leave the pack before then, but now, now he would be able to get in my head whenever he wanted and that was going to make it more difficult to push him away. Rejection was not an option. As an Alpha he could mark me against my will and I definitely did not want that. But if I could make myself less interesting, then maybe he would give up on me. “The whole pack will be there won’t they?” It was more of a statement to myself than a question. Obviously everyone would be there, it was a handover of power. Sometimes even neighbouring packs would be welcome. Maybe I could leave with them without anyone seeing me. “Yes”
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Damien’s POV If I had stayed, her anger levels would have risen. I could feel how much she hated answering my questions. I was not doing it to upset her, I was doing it to protect her, to learn as much as I could about her. Irina was so angry when she shouted at me and unlike Vivian, I could feel the anger radiating off her like it was affecting me too. She was close to tears too. I wanted to hug her. I wanted to tell her that everything would be okay. I just knew that it would not have been welcomed. Instead, I leave. It was a lie, the crap she spun about helping her mom. If a house needed work, my father would sort it regardless of your status or rank. That was what a true Alpha did. Irina obviously felt that she neede
Irina’s POV The guy startled me as he stepped out of the forest. His short blonde hair catches the light and his eyes are a strange grey colour. I automatically jump to my feet and sink into a crouching position, remembering everything my mother had taught me. He holds his hands up surrendering “Calm down. My name is Shaun. I’m the Beta of Black Crescent. I am here to participate in Alpha Damien’s ceremony tomorrow. Are you okay?” I don’t care if he is a Beta and warn him that he was on Lonecrown’s territory, he laughs and tells me that it is actually neutral ground and he points out the boundary lines which circle the hot spring. Shaun moves around the hot spring and wipes my tears from my
Ten years later.Irina's POV"I'm here mom, let's get it over with." Logan rolls his purple eyes at me as he settles in a chair. It was his eighteenth birthday and just like Damien and I had promised all those years ago, we never missed a birthday. The older he got, the more he looked like Damien, he had filled out quite well and was no longer a skinny kid, spending alot of his free time in the gym or training. Or rather, he was constantly training, like he was preparing himself for something. There had been a few threats over the years, but nothing as bad as what we experienced in his younger years. Kendra made sure of that, putting a protection spell over the entire pack. The only other time she used her witch powers, ."Just wait for your father and the twins please." I smile at him and he rolls his eyes again. "Mom, they won't mind, besides Seth is waiting for me, were going out to celebrate.""Please Logan, its a tradition."His purple eyes pierce my own and his annoyance turn
Irina’s POVThe last thing I saw was a blinding light, I couldn’t tell where it came from and then hands found me, lifting me up. My head hurt, is this what it was like to be human now, to not have a wolf, everything hurt a hundred times more than it used to. Even worse than when that bitch Vivian stabbed me.That was so long ago, a lot had happened since then. Visions of my life flash in front of me, all the bad and good but there was one constant, Damien. He was there in the background of my memories until the darkness seeped in.My head throbbed as I turned it. Logan was laid in the bed with Damien, his bed right next to mine but Logan had an arm outstretched and was holding my hand as he slept. Lily and Lacey were no where to be seen.“How are you feeling?”I didn’t realise Damien was awake and watching me, he had more wires connected to him then I had but it didn’t take the smile away from his face, the smile that I had fallen in love with.I groan as I try to move, everything wa
Damien’s POVI hear her stutter behind me, Irina was trying to get out some words, but nothing was coming. I glance down at Logan who is still trying to figure out what was happening. I don’t think even as a child that he had heard of the Blood Pack.“Logan, go to your room.”“But Dad, I want to know what’s happening!”“Logan, I said go!” I change my tone and he scarpers out the room, leaving the five of us staring at each other.“You were raised in the Blood Pack?” Liam asks, shocked by the information, “You told me you grew up down south in a large family!”Kendra looks at her feet, folding her arms across her chest, clenching her jaw. “Technically I did. The Blood Pack use to live down South, until the witches pushed them out. We were given a choice, to join the witches coven or to stay with Blood Pack.”“How did you even end up in the Blood Pack?” Irina finally finds some words.Kendra shrugs. “They were our family!”I watch as Tiana rolls her eyes at her sister, “You really are s
Irina’s POVTiana steps inside, not waiting for an invite. Logan hides behind me, his hand wrapped tightly around my wrist. It wasn’t like him to show how scared he was, he was normally so confident. Kendra had been right about Tiana’s eyes though, a perfect shade of sky blue, they looked a little out of place against her dark skin, but she was beautiful.“Tiana, we haven’t made a decision yet.” Damien mutters, his eyes drifting towards me and Logan.“You didn’t need to; I was told of the decision!”“Huh?” we all speak in unison, there had been no chance for anyone to say anything. Raine had ruined everything before we had had a chance to do anything, but now she was gone.“The Guardians. You should know Damien; they watch over everything.” She smirks a little as her eyes settle on Logan and my own grip tightens on him.Her head turns as she looks around the room, the table and chairs were scattered, Raine had thrown them out of her way. It was still an odd feeling, not being able to
Irina’s POVI couldn’t stop, there was nothing I could do to prevent her from coming. Raine’s anger overthrows my own, not only had I been lied too, but Raine had been lied too as well, the thing she hated most in the world, and there wasn’t a single chance that she was going to let Kendra off lightly. All I could do was try and slow her down, try and stop her from acting out for as long as I was able.I hear Damien’s voice, trying to catch my attention but it did nothing to help, all it did was anger Raine further and I started to lose what little control I had over her as her voice comes forward instead of mine.“You lied to us!” Raine roars and I try to speak, but it was like she had taken over completely, like she was at the front of us, and I was drifting to the back, becoming the bystander.I can see Kendra backing away, she had no way of protecting herself and I’m grateful when Damien tries to block our path, putting himself between us and her.“Raine, stand down!” He growls at
Damien’s POV“You do?” I was suspicious and understandably so. Kendra hadn’t taken any time to discuss it, all she had done was look at her friend as Irina apologised and agreed with what we were asking.She nods her head, “You guys always think things happen for a reason.” She looks over at Liam, “What is it you always say, ‘it’s what the Moon Goddess intended.”I look at Liam too, he was one of the few remaining wolves that believed in that, many others now believed in their own fates and your own actions were what made it.Liam bows his head to me. “Alpha, she has made her decision and we will do what you ask, for the benefit of the pack right?”“For the benefit of the pack.” I agreed and Liam wipes away Kendra’s tears.I was still suspicious though and if it had been the other way around, I don’t think I or Irina would have given up looking for the children.“If you are certain, I will give the witch a call!”Irina’s hand tightens around mine, she hated talking about the witch, mo
Damien’s POVTiana wouldn’t give me any details as to why she wanted us to stop looking for Lana. In fact, she made it very clear that it was non-negotiable. I had made the call first thing that morning when Irina had gone on a run. I didn’t need to look for her when I woke, it was clear what she was up to by her missing running trainers.Now she was being forced to choose between her best friend and her son.“Irina we have time.”She shakes her head at me when I tell her Tiana’s offer, “We don’t though do we; you see how Logan is getting, lately everything winds him up, he killed someone because he had had enough of them, that’s not normal child behaviour, even for a wolf!”“You are over thinking Irina, but you know as well as I do that this could destroy your friendship.”Tears fill her eyes as she fights between her decision. I was willing to make it for her but at the same time she probably knew what I would say.“I will call Kendra and Liam, ask them over for dinner tonight.” She
Irina’s POVI could hardly sleep. Damien tries several times to pull me against him, but it was no use, I was agitated, worried about our family. Several times I sneak out of our bedroom and into Logan’s, just to watch him sleep. It would be his birthday in a couple of days, and we had promised to take him bowling along with a few of his friends and the girls, but I had a bad feeling about it.“Irina, come back to bed.” Damien’s hands rub the back of my neck, trying to ease the tension and as I relax into it, Logan stirs, making us both jump and quietly slip out towards our bedroom, we had become wary of our own son and we both knew it.“We can’t let him do this to us Irina.”“I just… I just don’t know what to expect.”“Maybe that’s the problem, maybe we are always waiting for the bad stuff. Maybe we should try and let him live a normal life, not constantly be on top of him.”I nod my head as I bite my bottom lip while climbing into bed and try to settle down to sleep. Damien pulls me
Damien’s POVI couldn’t ask Logan to do such a thing and what if he did it and it turned up nothing, everything would have been a waste of time, thankfully Irina understood that I didn't want him to use his abilities.The girls come running in and jump up to me, I loved all the hugs they gave. Since Logan had grown, he didn’t want the hugs as much and preferred a fist bump.“Daddy, come play” they speak in unison, their deep green eyes piercing my own as they grinned and as I lower them to the ground, they tug at my hands, as I allow them to pull me out towards their room.Turning the corner, the girls scream as we come face to face with Logan. Irina comes running out and grabs Logans hands, dropping to her knees as she tries to pull him from his trance. His eyes were a solid white and I call for an omega to take the girls. We hadn’t seen Logan like this in years.“Logan!”He doesn’t respond and Irina goes into panic mode, tears streaming down her face as she whispers ‘don’t do this’